Corporate

Management

GORDON E. PRIDHAM , , , Executive Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Pridham is an experienced corporate executive with over 30 years experience as a Global Finance Executive. Mr. Pridham brings with him extensive Special Committee and public board experience with a track record of creating value for shareholders. He sits on the public company boards of Newalta Corporation, Titanium Corporation and NorRock Realty Finance Corporation, where he is Chairman of the Board. He has an extensive background in the energy and natural resources sectors, having worked in the Energy and Minerals group of Chemical Bank and National Bank in New York, Calgary, Toronto and Hong Kong. Following his time at Merrill Lynch Canada, he managed the Canada Investment Banking groups at Deutsche Bank, Research Capital and Raymond James.

CHRISTOPHER J. HOPKINS , , , Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Hopkins has over 25 years of experience in financial management, strategic planning, mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance and financial and management reporting .The majority of his career has been spent in senior positions with publicly-listed companies, including Rio Algom Limited, Suncor Inc. and several junior mining and oil and gas companies. He received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto, his Chartered Accountant designation and his Master of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business at York University.

STEVE LONG , , , Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Long has in excess of 33 years experience in underground mining in various senior management roles most recently with Newmont Mining Corporation in Elko, Nevada and previously with Barrick, Echo Bay and Homestake Mining. He has had direct senior management responsibility for the complete mining life cycle from concept and design through construction and start-up, to operation and delivery of product. He has administered operating budgets in excess of $50 million and directed the operation of the largest underground gold production mine in the world. Mr. Long has managed operations of both union and non-union work groups. He has a B.S. Mining Engineering from the University of Arizona and an Associates of Business Administration, from New Mexico State University.

JOHN S. BROCK , , , Director

Mr. Brock holds a B.Sc. in geology and geophysics and has over 40 years experience as an executive with 20 public, junior exploration companies. Through companies under his management, he has participated in 12 major mineral deposit discoveries in north and western Canada, Nevada, Mexico, Ecuador, Sumatra, and Mongolia. Mr. Brock has also played a significant role in the equity financing of the public companies under his management. He served 6 years as a governor/Board Member of the Vancouver Stock Exchange and the CDNX Exchange and 2 years on the TSX Venture Exchange Advisory Board. In recognition of his contributions to Canadian mineral exploration and finance he is a recipient of a number of awards. Mr. Brock is currently CEO of Pacific Ridge Exploration (TSX-V:PEX), a Senior Consultant to the Manex Resources Group.

ALAN EDWARDS , , , Director

Alan Edwards is a mining professional with 27 years of diverse mining industry experience. At the outset of his career, Alan worked for 15 years for Phelps Dodge Corporation, where he held positions of increasing responsibility, including General Manager of Operations, Chino Mines Company. From 2007 to 2009, Alan served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Frontera Copper Corporation. From 2004-2007, he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Apex Silver Mines Corporation, where he was responsible for the engineering, construction, and commissioning of the San Cristobal project in Bolivia. From 1996-2000, Alan worked for Cyprus Amax Minerals Company, where he rose to the position of President/General Manager of Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A. in Peru. Prior to joining Apex Silver Mines, he held senior operating positions with P.T. Freeport Indonesia and Kinross Gold Corporation.

Alan has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mining Engineering and an MBA (Finance), both from the University of Arizona.

JAMES M. MACINTOSH , , , Director

Mr. Macintosh has extensive experience in the Mining Industry working as a geologist and a Mining Analyst. Mr. Macintosh has also served as an executive and a director of numerous public and private companies in Canada and the United States over the past fifteen years, including serving as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Innovium Capital Corp., a company that invests in innovative opportunities, for the past eight years.

TOM PARKER , , , Director

A mining engineer graduate from South Dakota School of Mines, with a Masters Degree in mineral engineering management from Penn State, Mr. Parker has worked extensively in senior management positions in the mining industry for the past forty years.

Tom Parker was recently President and Chief Executive Officer of Gold Crest Mines Inc., a Spokane based gold exploration company. Prior to Gold Crest, Mr. Parker was the President and Chief Executive Officer of High Plains Uranium, Inc., a junior uranium mining company with over 120,000 acres (48,562 hectares) in claims and lease agreements that was acquired by Energy Metals Corporation in January 2007. Mr. Parker spent 10 years as Executive Vice President of Anderson and Schwab, a New York based management consulting firm. Prior to Anderson and Schwab, he was Chief Executive Officer of Costain Minerals Company, a company with 22 operating coal mines, the Brewer gold mine and Montana Talc. Earlier in his career, Mr. Parker worked 10 years for ARCO where he was President of Beaver Creek Coal Mines, General Manager of Nevada Moly, President of Thunder Basin Coal Company and VP for Engineering, Exploration and Business Development. He was also General Manager of the Jacobs Ranch mine for Kerr McGee Coal Company and served as Project Manager for Conoco for the Imouraren uranium deposit in Niger. He has worked in the potash, limestone and talc industries and has extensive experience in Niger, France and Venezuela.

TOM L. RYLEY , , , Director

Mr. Ryley has a career that spans over 35 years in the natural resources sector. Currently he leads an advisory firm specializing in business planning and strategy, new business development and investment analysis. He spent 25 years with Suncor Energy Inc. in variety of increasingly senior roles and was executive vice president of refining and marketing the last nine years of his career with the company. He sits on the boards of several public, private and charitable organizations. Mr. Ryley graduated from York University with a Bachelor of Arts and from Carleton University with a Master of Arts in Public Administration.

KEVIN D. STULP , , , Director

Mr. Stulp has served on the board of directors of Aurora Oil & Gas Corporation since March 1997. Since August 1995, Mr. Stulp has variously worked as consultant with Forte Group, on the board of the Bible League, and is active with various other non-profit organizations. From December 1983 to July 1995, Mr. Stulp held various positions with Compaq Computer Corporation, including industrial engineer, new products planner, manufacturing manager, director of manufacturing and director of worldwide manufacturing reengineering. Mr. Stulp holds a B.S.L.E. from Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and a B.S.M.E. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. Mr. Stulp will dedicate such time as he considers necessary pursuant to any requests by the Resulting Issuer for assistance or advice with respect to the management of the Resulting Issuer.
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